Sweet Soul Music: 29 Scorching Classics From 1966

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Tracklist

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1Ain't That Peculiar
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Peculiar
writer:
Marv Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore and William Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Marvin Gaye3.652:58
2A Sweet Woman Like You
Joe Tex2:37
3Baby Scratch My Back
recording of:
Baby, Scratch My Back
lyricist and composer:
James Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
Slim Harpo2:51
4Stop Her on Sight (Sos)
Edwin Starr2:15
5Darling Baby
The Elgins2:52
6Get Out of My Life, Woman
Lee Dorsey2:22
7Uptight (Everything's Alright)
producer:
Henry Cosby and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1965)
recording of:
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music and Stone Agate Music
Stevie Wonder4.652:53
8Searching for My Love
recording of:
Searching for My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Moore (jazz musician)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces2:32
9634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-12-20)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-12-20)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-12-20)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-12-20) and Andrew Love (on 1965-12-20)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-12-20)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-12-20)
recording of:
634‒5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) (on 1965-12-20)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Wilson Pickett2:55
10This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
recording of:
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Sylvia Moy
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jobete Music and Stone Agate Music Division
The Isley Brothers4.52:50
11You've Got My Mind Messed Up
recording of:
You've Got My Mind Messed Up (in 1966)
writer:
O.B. McClinton
James Carr2:21
12She Blew a Good Thing
The Poets2:43
13Hold on I'm Comin'
recording of:
Hold On, I’m Comin’ (in 1966)
writer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) and Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Sam & Dave52:30
14Cool Jerk
recording of:
Cool Jerk (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Storball
publisher:
Trio Music Company and Aberbach (German publisher) (in 1967)
The Capitols2:44
15When a Man Loves a Woman
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
producer:
Marlin Greene ('60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene ('60s teen artist, writer & engineer) (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
H.H.O. Ltd (music licensing) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 54)
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge4.352:54
16Barefootin'
recording of:
Barefootin’
lyricist and composer:
Robert Parker (American R&B singer and musician)
publisher:
Bonatemp Music Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1965, in 1967)
Robert Parker2:34
17Neighbor, Neighbor
Jimmy Hughes2:38
18Open the Door to Your Heart
Darrell Banks2:34
19Ain't Too Proud to Beg
recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
The Temptations2:49
20Stay With Me
producer:
Jerry Ragovoy
conductor:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Stay With Me Baby
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Lorraine Ellison3:29
21Ain't Nobody Home
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Home
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Howard Tate2:26
22I'm Your Puppet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use "Arista" for release labels) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
I’m Your Puppet
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
James & Bobby Purify2:58
23B-a-B-Y
recording of:
B-A-B-Y
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell North America
Carla Thomas4:58
24Reach Out, I'll Be There
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1966)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1966), Marlene Barrow (in 1966), Renaldo Benson (in 1966), Louvain Demps (in 1966), Abdul "Duke" Fakir (in 1966), Jackie Hicks (in 1966) and Lawrence Payton (in 1966)
lead vocals:
Levi Stubbs (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1966)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 78) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 206)
recording of:
Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Four Tops43:02
25Knock on Wood
vocals:
Eddie Floyd
recording of:
Knock on Wood (in 1966)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Eddie Floyd43:10
26I'm Gonna Miss You
The Artistics2:37
27But It's Alright
J.J. Jackson2:44
28Tell It Like It Is
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 381)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville3:07
29You Keep Me Hangin' On
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes2:48